A hot new event has entered Malibu's campus.Pepperdine's event planning group, The Board, hosted a community building engagement Sept. 6 with all things "Love Island." From the games to the water bottles, it almost felt like the real show, Brooke Bakken, The Board event planner, said."Basically, we [Bakken's committee] love 'Love Island,'" Bakken said. "We just wanted to bring … [Read more...] about ‘Love Island’ Comes to Pepperdine
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Christians Address Climate Change
Climate change is a difficult topic within the Christian church, but more Christians are exploring the conversation. Pepperdine staff member, Falon Barton, University Church of Christ Malibu campus minister, and Religion and Sustainability Professor Chris Doran, are changing the narrative of how the Christian church responds to the issue of climate change. “We believe … [Read more...] about Christians Address Climate Change
Religiously Unaffiliated: Pepperdine Reflects the Growing National Trend
Editor’s note: *This story contains an anonymous source to protect the individual’s privacy. Christianity among Americans is dwindling and Pepperdine faculty members are seeing the effects themselves despite the University’s Church of Christ roots. Religion and Philosophy Professor Rachel Collins and Falon Barton, University Church of Christ campus minister, are … [Read more...] about Religiously Unaffiliated: Pepperdine Reflects the Growing National Trend
Château d’Hauteville Hosts Audemars Piguet and Porsche Collaboration
The Château d’Hauteville, Pepperdine's new international campus in Switzerland, hosted an exclusive invite-only event for Audemars Piguet and Porsche on Friday, June 7. The château’s faculty and staff are only prioritizing events that are considered convening conversations of confidence that could lead to opportunities for students or serve as educational value, Marc Goodman, … [Read more...] about Château d’Hauteville Hosts Audemars Piguet and Porsche Collaboration
Students Navigate Interfaith Conversations in a Warring World
The Interfaith Student Council addresses the need for community and connection, said Al Sturgeon, assistant dean of Student Life and Spiritual Development. The ISC is practicing building relationships before attempting conversations on recent faith-related events, Sturgeon said. “Once you kind of remove that barrier of, like, you know someone Jewish, you know someone Muslim, … [Read more...] about Students Navigate Interfaith Conversations in a Warring World